Published: Jul 31, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

PepsiCo continues to trail US rivals such as Coca-Cola in the vital energy drinks space, while new management and innovation could kick-start the former’s beverage business, according to one investment research firm.

Published: Jul 31, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

Beauty beverages are big business in Japan and looking beyond regulatory hurdles preventing alcohol launches in the EU, could find a market with men, according to Mintel.

Published: Jul 31, 2012

The Coca-Cola Co. has unveiled a new operating structure scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2013.

Published: Jul 30, 2012 By: Lorraine Mullaney

A vinegar manufacturer has launched an £800,000 bid to build a new factory in Wigan to expand its product range and create jobs.

Published: Jul 30, 2012 By: Anne Bruce

Analysts remained sympathetic to Irn-Bru maker AG Barr after it reported that profits had been buffeted by factors including this year’s“unprecedented weather”.

Published: Jul 28, 2012

Starbucks earnings were up 19% during the third quarter, in part strengthened by efforts in China and Asia-Pacific.

Published: Jul 28, 2012

Nexira will open a subsidiary in Mumbai, India, to support Indian and Southeast Asian markets, the Rouen-based company said July 26.

Published: Jul 28, 2012

Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) insists that it can continue to grow Dr Pepper TEN volumes as it laps the low calorie soda’s launch, and is encouraged by 10-calorie test market results using other brands.

Published: Jul 28, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

A recent slowdown in US energy drink growth rates could be due to the lack of innovation from brand leader Red Bull, as it fails to address the needs of ageing millennial consumers, one analyst suggests.

Published: Jul 27, 2012

Beverage industry groups, looking to stop health-conscious Americans from taxing sugary drinks, have launched a national campaign opposing a proposal for a local tax in the city of El Monte, California.

Published: Jul 27, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

Coca-Cola FEMSA insists that rival PepsiCo is ‘desperate’ to boost cola volume sales in parts of Mexico and has cut prices accordingly, but the former feels comfortable about pushing through price increases in most of its major markets.

Published: Jul 26, 2012

Restructuring costs and a stronger dollar contributed to a 21% decline in income during the second quarter at PepsiCo, Inc.

Published: Jul 25, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

Peet's Coffee and Tea has signed an agreement with German firm Joh A Benckiser (JAB) that will see the latter acquire the tea and coffee concern for around $1bn and take it private.

Published: Jul 25, 2012 By: Ben Bouckley

PepsiCo has said that it believes its two new summer-time only flavours will continue to encourage consumer trial and awareness of the its new mid-calorie cola launch Pepsi NEXT.

Published: Jul 25, 2012

Odwalla is expanding its juice line with the addition of three Garden Organics flavors: carrot beet ginger, carrot apple berry and carrot apple mango.

Published: Jul 25, 2012

Jamba Juice Co. is introducing “Make It Light” options of its classic smoothie flavors. The light options have one-third the calories, sugar and carbohydrates as the original.

Published: Jul 24, 2012

Appalling weather in parts of Europe may have masked the soft drinks industry's longer-term economic problems, according to the head of Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE).

Published: Jul 24, 2012 By: Dean Best

The chairman of private-equity firm Arle Capital Sir George Buckley is to join PepsiCo's board of directors.

Published: Jul 21, 2012 By: Anne Bruce

Soft drinks’ value sales are up by 3.3%, although sales did not grow in volume in the last year, according to the latest data.

Published: Jul 21, 2012 By: Anne Bruce

Shares in troubled drinks firm Britvic rose slightly today (July 19), as it posted results for the period that saw the multi-million pound recall of its Fruit Shoot drinks.